Windows 10 budges a bit as masses cling to Windows 7
Found on CNet News on Monday, 04 January 2016
"Windows 10 continues to be on the fastest growth trajectory of any version of Windows -- ever -- outpacing Windows 7 by nearly 140 percent and Windows 8 by nearly 400 percent," Yusuf Mehdi, the head of Microsoft's Windows and Devices Group.
NetMarketShare noted that Windows 10 is within striking distance of Windows XP and Windows 8.1, which saw their Web traffic shares drop last month to 10.9 percent and 10.3 percent, respectively.
The software giant has aggressively been trying to coax people to shift to Windows 10, pushing the upgrade through frequent pop-up reminders for Windows 7 and 8.1 users. The company classified Windows 10 as an "optional update" last year. Microsoft expects to change that to "recommended update" early this year.
After all the spamming via mislabeled updates, it's adoption is still under 10%. That should give MS something to think about; but of course their PR and marketing people will convert this into one giant success.